You are here: SriPedia - Oppiliappan - Archives - Feb 2006

Oppiliappan List Archive: Message 00164 Feb 2006

 
Feb 2006 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


The Hindu : Devotional hymnsSrI:

As adiyEn prepares to cover the Sankeertanas of AnnamAchArya ,
I came across this article in The Hindu on AnnamaacgArya on 
Lord Narasimhan at Ahobilam .

Could anyone having a copy of this book in USA help me by lending it  
for a few days to browse ?

I will proceed with the material in the book by Srimathy Ambika Ananth and 
Dr.Dixit 
" Nectar Ocean of AnnamaachArya " with respect to sankeerhtanAs on Lord 
Narasimha ,
AchArya RaamAnuja  and Adhi VaNN SathakOpar . This book can be purchased at 
TTD Book stores at Thirumala and perhaps Chennai . This book is priced at Rs.65 
.

NamO Sri NrusimhAya ,
V.Sadagopan  


      Online edition of India's National Newspaper
      Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003   Group PublicationsBusiness LineThe 
SportstarFrontlineThe Hindu 
      About Us 
      Contact Us  
      Book Review   Published on Tuesdays  
            Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Life | Metro Plus | Open 
Page | Education | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Entertainment | Young 
World | Quest | Folio | 
           
            Book Review 
              

            Devotional hymns 



            ANNAMACHARYA ON LORD NARASIMHA AT AHOBILAM: Dr. M.S. Ramesh and Dr. 
M.S. Rajajee; published by Sri Ahobila Math, Hyderabad - 500013. Rs.50. 

            THE FASCINATION of Narasimha Avatara to poet devotees is the 
uniqueness of the man-lion form and the "Rowdra" and "Soulabya" trait of this 
incarnation. The Prahlada episode brings out the all-pervading Parabrahman even 
as Lord Narayana emerged instantaneously to prove the devotee's word. 

            Potana, the great Telugu poet, has lost himself in picturising the 
scene of Hiranyakasipu, Prahlada and Lord Narasimha where both the "Rowdra" and 
"Soulabya" aspects come to play. The same inspiration makes Annamacharya 
exclaim in these words: 

            Sari-Hiranyakasipu-samhara- 

            Simhamu Araya-Prahlaaduni-aa 

            pad-uddhaara-Simhamu 

            Inspite of the ferociousness of Narasimha, the avatara strikes 
terror only on the wicked and blessing the pious 

            (Aareeti-neekolu-vitte Ahobalamu-meeda...... Saantamu-lokamu-meeda 
as Annamacharya hails the Lord). 

            Of the 32,000 songs said to have been composed by Annamacharya, 500 
are on Narasimha and 150 especially on Ahobilam. As in the case of Sri 
Thyagaraja, who in the songs in Prahlada Bhakta Vijayam addresses Sri Rama, 
Annamacharya too identifies Lord Narasimha with Lord Venkateswara of the Seven 
Hills, his "Ishtadevata" (Hari Sri Venkatadri Ahobalesudu)Annamacharya has 
composed hymns on the Nava Narasimhas. 

            The essence of them is the greatness of Saranagati, Acharya Bhakti 
and for such devotees Lord Narasimha is not a terror but a benign, 
<243>bewitching God (Daasula-mohana-Narasimhudu). His devotion boils down to 
the sentiment Satata-Sree-Venkateswara-Divya-Narasimha. 

            The authors, in the first five chapters, deal with Narasimha 
Avatara, as mentioned in several puranas, the significance of the Ahobila 
Kshetra, Ahobila Math and the noteworthy Jeeyars and the life history of 
Annamacharya. Towards the end of the book they have given the hymns of 
Annamacharya in English script with meaning. 

            The book is well illustrated with colour pictures of Nava Narasimha 
Kshetrams, Sri Ramanuja, the Jeeyars and two snapshots of upper Ahobilam and 
lower Ahobilam. 

            As Sri Thyagaraja, in his work Prahlada Bhakta Vijayam, makes the 
child devotee exclaim Naa-jayamunu-joochi-nammare-devuni (People do not have 
faith in God even after seeing my triumph), the same is the message of 
Annamacharya expressed in his songs on Narasimha Avatara and Ahobila Kshetra. 

            SVK 



            Printer friendly page   
            Send this article to Friends by E-Mail 

            Book Review 

           
            Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Life | Metro Plus | Open 
Page | Education | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Entertainment | Young 
World | Quest | Folio |  
      
              Select Articles

              a.. Showcasing heritage 
              b.. Medicinal plants 
              c.. The female psyche 
           

              Archives 
              a.. Datewise

           


        News
        News Update
        Front Page
        National
        Regional:
        ?  Southern States
        ?  Other States
        International
        Opinion
        Business
        Sport
        Miscellaneous
        Index



     

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
      The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | 
Subscription 
      Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | The 
Hindu eBooks | Home | 
      Comments to : thehindu@xxxxxxxx   Copyright © 2003, The Hindu 
      Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are 
expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing
http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 



[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
oppiliappan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list